TNPSC Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science (Degree Standard), Code 396 · India · Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersHow national Veterinary Services work: notifiable-disease reporting, quarantine and movement control, certification, import risk analysis, WTO-SPS and WOAH Codes, and emergency disease response.
In the exams: SAVC Paper 4 State veterinary medicine 35 (its largest single section); WOAH Day 1 advanced competences; Korea veterinary law and animal husbandry 20
How our questions for TNPSC Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Code 396 spread across the units of Regulatory and State Veterinary Medicine & International Trade. Difficulty: 26 easy, 13 medium, 2 hard.
| National disease control and eradication programmes | 15 | |
| Organisation of Veterinary Services (WOAH PVS) | 5 | |
| WOAH Terrestrial and Aquatic Codes | 5 | |
| Quarantine | 4 | |
| Movement control | 4 | |
| Emergency disease response: culling, compensation and ring vaccination | 3 | |
| Veterinary certification | 2 | |
| The WTO SPS Agreement | 2 | |
| Notifiable disease reporting | 1 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
Under the WOAH Terrestrial Code, which body is the 'Veterinary Authority' of a country?
D. The governmental authority responsible across the whole territory for animal health and welfare measures and international veterinary certification
The Code defines the Veterinary Authority as the governmental authority, comprising veterinarians and other staff, that has responsibility and competence for animal health and welfare measures and international veterinary certification in the whole territory. The statutory body regulates the profession; accredited private vets are part of the wider Veterinary Services but are not the Authority.
Further reading: WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Glossary
India's 19th livestock census (2012) counted 512.05 million livestock and the 20th census (2019) counted 535.78 million. What was the percentage increase between the two censuses?
B. 4.6%
Increase = (535.78 − 512.05) / 512.05 × 100 = 23.73 / 512.05 × 100 = 4.6%. Dividing by the new figure (535.78) gives 4.4%, a wrong base; 23.7 is the absolute increase in millions, not a percentage; 46.3% misplaces the decimal.
Further reading: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, 20th Livestock Census
Which list correctly gives the cities with Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) stations in India?
A. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru
India's AQCS stations are at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Each distractor swaps in cities without an AQCS station.
Further reading: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, AQCS
Which Indian statute governs the import of livestock and, after amendment, livestock products?
A. The Livestock Importation Act, 1898
The Livestock Importation Act, 1898 is the basis for import control of livestock and was amended to cover livestock products. The PCA Act deals with cruelty, the IVC Act with the profession, and the FSS Act with food standards.
Further reading: Livestock Importation Act, 1898
Under India's action plan for highly pathogenic avian influenza, what are the radii of the infected zone and the surveillance zone around the epicentre?
D. 1 km infected zone and 10 km surveillance zone
India's action plan defines an infected zone of 1 km, in which birds are culled, and a surveillance zone of 10 km around the epicentre. 3 km and 10 km are the EU minimum protection and surveillance zones, a common mix-up.
Further reading: DAHD Action Plan for Prevention, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza
Which obligation is part of the SPS Agreement's transparency provisions (Article 7 and Annex B)?
D. Notifying the WTO of new or changed SPS measures and keeping a national enquiry point
Annex B requires publication, notification of new or changed measures and an enquiry point to answer questions. Personal visits, universal translation and votes by exporters are not obligations.
Further reading: WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Article 7 and Annex B
In which year was the Office International des Epizooties, now the World Organisation for Animal Health, founded?
B. 1924
The OIE was founded in 1924 after rinderpest entered Europe through cattle in transit at Antwerp. 1945 is the founding of FAO, 1948 of WHO, and 1995 of the WTO.
Further reading: WOAH history
In which year was the global eradication of rinderpest declared?
C. 2011
Rinderpest freedom worldwide was declared by WOAH's World Assembly in May 2011 and by FAO the following month. It is the second disease, after human smallpox, to be eradicated globally.
Further reading: WOAH and FAO rinderpest declarations
In WOAH terms, what does 'stamping out' include?
A. Killing infected, suspected and exposed animals, disposing of carcasses, and cleaning and disinfecting premises
Stamping out is killing affected and suspected animals in the herd and, where appropriate, exposed animals elsewhere, with carcass disposal and cleaning and disinfection. Vaccination, branding and treatment are different measures.
Further reading: WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Glossary
FAO's Good Emergency Management Practice describes an emergency management cycle. Which sequence is correct?
B. Prevention, preparedness, response, recovery
GEMP sets out prevention, preparedness, response and recovery as a continuing cycle. The other sequences list individual activities that fall inside one or more of those phases.
Further reading: FAO Good Emergency Management Practice
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